NEW BRIDGE ACROSS A NORTH ISLAND GORGE.—The Army-built Bailey bridge across the Pillars of Hercules, a 135ft gorge on the upper Tongariro river. It is at the end of a single-lane access road, formed by the Ministry of Works, for hydro-electric project investigation with the permission of the National Parks Board. Royal New Zealand engineers built the bridge for the ministry.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 31047, 30 April 1966, Page 3
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61NEW BRIDGE ACROSS A NORTH ISLAND GORGE.—The Army-built Bailey bridge across the Pillars of Hercules, a 135ft gorge on the upper Tongariro river. It is at the end of a single-lane access road, formed by the Ministry of Works, for hydro-electric project investigation with the permission of the National Parks Board. Royal New Zealand engineers built the bridge for the ministry. Press, Volume CV, Issue 31047, 30 April 1966, Page 3
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